Given name & surname
Tyrell
“one who is stubborn”·“a powerful man”
Tyrell is a variant of Terrell. Interpretations include “one who is stubborn” and “a powerful man”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Tyrell is a variant of Terrell. Interpretations include “one who is stubborn” and “a powerful man”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Tyrell is a variant of Terrell. Terrell has been associated with French and German naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1947. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Tyrell through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 16,215
- 16,070 boys · 145 girls
- Most popular year
- 1992
- 677 babies
- 2025
- 78
- #1,973 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −36%
- Cooling
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 78 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 1,973 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 36.3% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 669 in 1992. In 2025, Florida had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (10). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 11,752 as a first name in 2020; 1,601 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Tyrell’s family of names
Tyrell has a related form in Terrell. In Greek usage, Tyrell as a surname is a transliteration of Τυρέλλ.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 5
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Tyrell
- Tyrell MalaciaDutch association football player (born 1999)
- Tyrell BiggsAmerican boxerborn 1960
- Tyrell BelfordEnglish association football player (born 1994)
- Tyrell TerryAmerican basketball player (born 2000)
- Tyrell RichardAmerican sprinterborn 1997
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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